Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dror-1? ("Commercial GTO 1")

Status

Dror-1? ("Commercial GTO 1")

Launch Time
Sun Jul 13, 2025 04:31 UTC

Payload identity is uncertain and to be confirmed, based on FCC documentation. SpaceX identifies the mission as "Commercial GTO 1".

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Active

Price: $69.75 million

Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Unknown Vehicle

Mission Details

Dror-1? ("Commercial GTO 1")

Dror-1 is a geostationary communication satellite built and developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is intended to meet the satellite communication needs of Israel for the next 15 years. Dror-1 is comprised primarily of local Israeli technologies developed at IAI, including an advanced digital communication payload and “smartphone in space” capabilities, to provide communication agility throughout the satellite’s lifetime in space.

Payloads: 1

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Stats

2025

151st orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

519th mission

85th mission of 2025

Falcon 9

503rd mission

85th mission of 2025